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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 11 - 15, 2008

(Q14) Tarou Suzuki/Masakazu Ushio, Japan

Tarou Suzuki
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 5, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Osaka

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

33rd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Masakazu Ushio
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 13, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hyogo

Height:

188 cm (6'3")

Weight:

77 kg (169 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

33rd (FIVB Sanya 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 11/11/2008	Qualifier 2	Riccardo Bizzotto / Gianluca Casadei, Italy (17, Q3)	Lost 16-21, 21-23	0:40

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Tarou Suzuki												Masakazu Ushio
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Tarou Suzuki													Masakazu Ushio
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2007-2008	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
Suzuki/Ushio trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 17, Q3 Bizzotto/Casadei, Italy 0-1
11/11/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Qualifier 2	Bizzotto/Casadei	17, Q3	Suzuki/Ushio	Q14	21-16, 23-21	0:40